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German navy ship 'Berlin' rescues refugees in Mediterranean

German marines have, once again, saved more than one hundred refugees from an unseaworthy boat off the coast of Libya. Two ships have been deployed to the waters as part of an EU anti-people smuggling mission.

The 121 migrants - 115 men, three women and three children - were picked up on Thursday by the German navy ship "Berlin," about 50 kilometers off the coast of Libya.

Later, the people rescued were handed over to the Italian Coast Guard for immigration processing, a spokesman for the German military said, adding that the refugees' boat had sunk due to the sea conditions.

On Wednesday, the ship "Berlin" had rescued more than 200 refugees in similar circumstances.

Almost 10,000 rescued

German navy boats have saved 9,874 refugees from drowning, in waters between Libya and Italy, since